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This publisher enlists ‘bookfluencers’ to choose its titles. Is it working?

Bindery Books, a startup founded by publishing veterans, uses social media book influencers as acquiring editors to champion underrepresented authors and build engaged reader communities. LA TImes

Teal Health Included on TIME100 Health 2026 List

Founder Kara Egan was honored for making women’s health care convenient. TIME

Exclusive: Concourse raises $12M for AI finance agents

Concourse, which builds AI agents for corporate finance teams, raised a $12 million Series A round, CEO Matthieu Hafemeister tells Axios exclusively. AXIOS

OPEX and Peltier partner on cold storage solution for automated fulfillment systems

This collaboration introduces advanced multi-temperature capabilities to OPEX Corporation’s Perfect Pick and Infinity AS/RS solutions, utilizing Peltier’s actively cooled, AI-enabled totes. Modern Materials Handling

Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless

Limitless, the AI startup formerly known as Rewind, has been acquired by Meta, the company announced Friday on its website. The company, which made an AI-powered pendant to record your conversations, says it will no longer sell its hardware devices and will maintain...

Barcelona’s Alinia bags $7.5M seed for AI compliance in banking

The New York and Barcelona-based startup raised $7.5M in seed funding, led by Mouro Capital, with participation from Raise Ventures, Speedinvest and Precursor Ventures. Tech Funding News